I'll kill you after I finish this game!

Lei Zhe put away his phone and quickened his pace, but as he walked, he suddenly noticed a sight that chilled him to the bone: a group of young men and women were following a silver-haired girl with an exotic look on a path not far away.

"How long are you perverted stalkers going to follow me? If you keep this up, I'm calling the police!!"

She spoke in an extremely angry and wary tone, and even took out her phone. In Lei Zhe's view, she was trying to attract attention and seek help in order to scare away these guys with ill intentions.

Because several adult men were already forcing her into the alley, the girl's blue gem-like eyes were filled with tension and panic, which was why she had no choice but to do this.

This young girl was very attractive, with a slender and tall figure. Although she was young, she already possessed a mature feminine charm. Her skin was as fair and delicate as the moonlight, and her silver hair fell naturally, giving her a transparent beauty.

She also possessed the refined air of a well-bred lady, with the demeanor of a wealthy heiress.

Hearing the girl's angry voice, the busy crowd around also turned their attention to Natsukawa Masuzu, who had spoken.

Upon seeing such a beautiful young woman, some people's eyes lit up. Considering what she had said earlier and how she was warily watching the young men and women, it wasn't hard to imagine that this young woman must have encountered trouble.

However, people in Japan really dislike bothering others and hate causing trouble.

She glanced at the group of burly men who were giving her a fierce look. The guy who wanted to play the hero and save the damsel in distress unconsciously shrank back and walked away as if he hadn't seen them.

"Little sister, you can't just say things like that. We're just walking our own paths. Who's following you? I have a girlfriend, okay?!"

A young man with a forced smile had his arm around a mature and beautiful woman beside him. His narrowed eyes swept over Natsukawa Masaki's exposed fair skin, and an insatiable hunger flashed in his eyes.

This delicate-skinned girl's scent alone was irresistible to him; he absolutely had to taste her!

That's right, this guy and his companions are all ghouls.

The purpose of following this silver-haired beauty is self-evident.

"Then you guys go first!!"

Natsukawa Masaki's expression was cold and disgusted. She didn't believe the other party's nonsense at all, and stepped aside to let the other party go first. She held up her phone and kept her finger on the touch screen of the emergency call number.

"Don't assume that just because you're pretty and someone follows you, they're stalking you. Just leave, you're crazy!!"

After glancing at the eyes of the humans around him, the male ghoul gave a look to his companions, then glanced at a taxi not far away, a strange smile flashing in his eyes.

After passing the extremely wary Natsukawa Masaki, he put his arm around his female companion and walked away without looking back, disappearing after turning a corner.

Xia Chuanzhen snorted coldly, glanced at the guys around who were just watching the show without making a move, and immediately ran to a taxi, opened the door and jumped in.

The taxi immediately started its engine and drove off, disappearing without a trace.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, the others shook their heads and walked away.

Lei Zhe stopped, staring strangely at the taxi that had already driven away, muttering to himself, "You maggots are quite the schemers, aren't you? Looks like it's a group operation."

He took out his phone and checked the time. He still had some time, enough for him to make a round trip.

The male and female ghouls who were following the silver-haired girl were clearly targeting her with a specific purpose in mind, and even the girl's outburst of anger was part of their plan.

The other party had anticipated that the girl with an extraordinary demeanor would throw a tantrum in this crowded place and wanted to use the attention of those around her to drive them away.

The taxi that Natsukawa Masaki took, which was already waiting there, just now because she wanted to leave quickly, is probably up to something.

Lei Zhe's eyesight is now amazing. When Xia Chuanzhen approached the taxi, the slightly chubby male driver in the taxi seemed to have a triumphant smile on his face.

That's why Lei Zhe said these guys were working in a group, and that the taxi that Natsukawa Masaki was in probably wasn't going to take him away, but to take her to a restaurant.

Yes, the ghouls' dining table.

"Looks like there will be quite a few ghouls, huh~"

A cold smile appeared on Lei Zhe's face, and the chilling aura he unconsciously exuded sent shivers down the spines of passersby.

He walked in another deserted direction, and his figure also quickly disappeared without a trace.

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Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, fastened her seatbelt and breathed a sigh of relief. She raised her delicate hand and gently brushed her hair behind her ear, but frowned after glancing at the scenery outside the car window.

The buildings and pedestrians along the road receded into the distance, but the number of pedestrians also decreased.

"Uncle, you seem to be driving in the wrong direction."

Natsukawa Masaki frowned as he looked out the car window, his slightly weathered forehead reflected in the rearview mirror.

Judging from her age, she shouldn't be a novice driver. Could it be that she took a route she didn't know?

"You're heading in the right direction, but not to Miss Cute's house!"

The driver's slightly strange and hurried voice gave Xia Chuanzhen a bad feeling. But when she saw the middle-aged, slightly overweight man suddenly raise his head in the front window's rearview mirror, his dark white eyes and scarlet pupils meeting the sapphire blue eyes of fear.

"Your destination is to enter our bellies, hehehe... Just smelling your fragrance is irresistible. And since you're such a beautiful little lady, it'll be perfect to have some fun before we eat you!"

The middle-aged ghoul's twisted smile and ferocious greed in his eyes terrified Natsukawa Masuzu. She realized that she had encountered a ghoul and was about to be eaten.

"You...you! Let me out of the car! I'm calling the police!!"

Her face was filled with panic, and her heart was overflowing with extreme fear. Xia Chuanzhen unbuckled her seatbelt and tried to open the car door in a panic, but the car door was tightly locked, and only the driver sitting in the driver's seat could open it.

Terrified by the ghoul, tears streamed down Natsukawa Masuzu's face as she pulled out her phone. But in the next instant, a scarlet, snake-like tentacle shot out from behind the middle-aged ghoul.

With a 'snap!', the retractable tentacle-like ghoul lashed out like a whip, smashing the phone in Natsukawa Masuzu's hand into pieces. The immense power of the ghoul's predatory organ, the kagune, not only shattered the girl's wrist but also injured it.

"what!!"

A sudden, sharp pain in her wrist caused Natsukawa Masuzu to cry out in agony, her face turning deathly pale. She instinctively grabbed her wrist with her other hand, staring in horror at the kagune that swayed before her like a crimson viper.

As the eldest daughter of the Xia Chuan family, apart from her despised father, no one had ever made her feel the pain of being beaten.

"Beautiful and lovely lady, don't do anything unnecessary. I can mercifully let you experience the feeling of flying, and then slowly savor your flesh and blood~"

The crimson scales, like a venomous snake, gently brushed against Xia Chuanzhen's fair and delicate cheek. The girl felt as if a venomous snake was flicking its tongue at her pretty face, causing her delicate body to tremble involuntarily.

Looking at the girl trembling with fear in the rearview mirror, the middle-aged ghoul nodded in satisfaction, put away his scarlet kagune, and, under the girl's horrified gaze, put the tip of the kagune that had just touched the girl's pink cheek into his mouth and savored it carefully.

"Hmm~ This prey is truly top-quality!"

The middle-aged ghoul, in an extremely perverse manner, stuck out his tongue and licked the lingering fragrance of the young girl on the tip of his ghoul, a look of intoxication on his face.

The other party's perverted behavior made Natsukawa Masuzu feel disgusted and scared. With cold sweat running down her face, she frantically thought about how to save herself.

However, considering the difference in strength between the two sides and the current desperate situation, she simply couldn't think of any way to escape given her circumstances.

Am I going to be eaten alive by ghouls...?

Amid the girl's sorrow, the taxi braked and came to a stop, a stop that seemed to freeze her heart.

"Hi~ This beautiful lady, we meet again."

The car door next to Natsukawa Masaki was opened, and her stiff gaze fell on the familiar figures—more than a dozen of them, the young men and women who had been following her earlier.

However, their eyes are the signature black sclera and scarlet pupils of ghouls.

The man, a ghoul, had a mocking smile on his face, while the woman he was holding was licking her lips and looking at him with the eyes of someone eyeing food.

"Woooooooo..."

A ghoul outside the car door was scanning her body with greedy and ferocious eyes. Terrified, the young lady who had returned from abroad curled up in the car, hugging herself tightly, tears streaming down her face, her eyes filled with despair and fear as she looked at the grinning ghoul outside the car door.

She realized she had fallen into a trap, a snare set by these ghouls who preyed on their prey. She shouldn't have gotten into the taxi in the first place!

Having watched television news frequently, she knew just how miserable it was for those preyed upon by ghouls. If they were lucky, they might at least have a mutilated corpse left behind; if they were unlucky, they wouldn't even have a body left.

With so many ghouls outside the car, they could easily devour her, leaving not even a trace of skin.

Why...why did I have to encounter ghouls? I don't want to be eaten!

Seriously, I should have stayed home today!

Natsukawa Masaki felt a deep sadness and resentment towards her current situation.

"I can have a good, hearty meal today!"

It appeared that the leader's male ghoul had a black and red kagune protruding from behind, reaching into the car to restrain the struggling Natsukawa Masuzu, and then easily pulling her out.

With her arms and body bound by the Regalia, Natsukawa Masaki struggled helplessly as she was lifted into the air.

"Boss, this chick is so hot, how about we... hehehehe."

The middle-aged ghoul driver smiled in front of his boss, eyeing Natsukawa Masuzu, who was bound by her kagune and unable to escape, with his gaze lingering on her slender figure and fair thighs.

"Alright, let's play with this woman first before we savor her properly, let's go!"

Holding Natsukawa Masuzu by her kraken, dozens of ghouls headed towards the abandoned high-rise building in this deserted place, which was both their base and their feeding ground.

"Help! Someone help me!!!"

Natsukawa Masuzu looked panicked. Seeing that these ghouls were about to take her to a deserted place, she decided to throw caution to the wind and desperately screamed for help.

The other ghouls watched with amusement as Natsukawa Masuzu struggled helplessly, enjoying the look of despair that gradually crept onto her face as she was led into the abandoned building.

Enjoying the helpless struggle of prey is something that some ghouls who consider themselves superior to humans often do.

"Give up, lovely lady. This abandoned place has been the site of murders and suicides, so there's no fool who would jump out here like a hero to save you."

"In fact, if you could call for backup, it would be a perfect opportunity to give us extra food!"

The young ghoul wore a mocking smile, his words brimming with confidence in his own power and a smug air about his beautiful prey's helpless struggle.

The other ghouls also wore the same contemptuous smiles as they looked at Natsukawa Masuzu, whose face was filled with despair.

"I'm truly sorry that there are fools like me who have come to this no-man's-land!"

Suddenly, a calm and childlike voice came from the darkness of the abandoned building.

These sudden, calm words caused all the ghouls to change their expressions, and even the desperate, empty eyes of the bound Natsukawa Masuzu regained a glimmer of hope for survival.

"Who is it?! Show yourself!!"

The leader of the ghouls roared, his crimson eyes glaring menacingly at the source of the sound. The other ghouls also tensed up, their kagune flashing.

"As you said, the guy who gave you an extra meal..." Under the wary gazes of the ghouls, a surprising entity emerged from the shadows ahead—a pink, spherical creature only slightly larger than a basketball. With its large, adorable black and blue eyes, it calmly looked up at the astonished ghouls, saying indifferently, "I just wonder if I'm on your menu..."

What is this stuff!?

A pair of large red feet, an adorable pink ball-shaped body, and a pair of small, pink hands placed on either side of her body. Her childlike and pleasant voice made the ghouls' expressions extremely strange.

It looks bizarre and can even talk! Could we have encountered aliens?!

"What kind of monster is this!?"

The young ghoul leader looked at the short, cute little guy in front of him with a strange expression, and uttered a question that puzzled all the ghouls.

Natsukawa Masuzu also looked at the little pink ball-shaped creature in front of her with a strange and surprised expression. It looked so cute and adorable. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, she would have liked to hug its round body.

"Could it be a toy or doll that someone left here?"